Cofidis has unveiled its new equipment for 2023, sticking with the identical pink and white colourway however with a trendy replace in sample and design.
The equipment, which has been designed and produced by Decathlon’s biking model Van Rysel in each 2022 and 2023, showcases the identical central sponsors however with a notable change from De Rosa to Look because the official bike provider for the staff.
By way of design, the equipment retains the pink and white color blocks which at the moment are iconic to Cofidis, however contains a tie-dye sample throughout the pink block. In Van Rysel’s description of the design (opens in new tab), the model claims that is an ode to the brand new digital world, “Our linked period goes quick, very quick, and typically “glitches”, creating fuzzy, grainy photos and jerky textures.”
The pink colourway now dominates extra of the jersey, stretching as much as the shoulders the place beforehand the torso was cut up on the chest between pink and white color blocks.
The staff’s shorts stay black and are just about indistinguishable from final 12 months’s design apart from the Corima wheel emblem now circling the cuff, the place beforehand bike sponsor De Rosa was emblazoned on the backside of the brief.
The staff equipment is equivalent for the boys’s and ladies’s groups, with sponsors shared between the 2 squads.
Cofidis introduced in October that it might change again to Look bikes after a three-year partnership with De Rosa bikes, placing Look again into the WorldTour peloton for the primary time since 2014.
Cofidis is the newest WorldTour staff to announce a brand new equipment, with Bora-Hansgrohe unveiling its refined replace to the favored 2022 equipment on Thursday, and we’ll anticipate extra equipment bulletins on New Yr’s Day and within the early weeks of 2023.
Cofidis males’s staff confirmed its full 30-rider roster again in October with the signing of Christophe Noppe from Arkéa-Samsic. The staff will proceed to be led by Guillaume Martin, who has prolonged his contract by way of to 2024 together with Ion Izagirre, whereas different key riders Jose Herrada and Eddy High-quality have prolonged till 2023.
Nouvelle saison, nouveau maillot !Un nouveau look conçu par notre partenaire @van_rysel toujours plus moderne tout en conservant notre identité forte. 2023 se lance dès aujourd’hui ! #cofidismyteam pic.twitter.com/gAlWqxe8d1December 30, 2022